Team:Virginia United/Safety

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          <th align="left" scope="col"><p><strong><u>Virginia United</u></strong><br />
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            All students in the Virginia United regional iGEM team  received biosafety training at the iGEM boot camp and signed safety contracts.</p>
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            <p><strong><u>VT/BSC subteam</u></strong></p>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Students attended Virginia  Bioinformatics Institute’s mandatory <em>Student  Groups Health &amp; Safety Orientation.</em></li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Students received ethidium  bromide training from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to ensure safe handling  and disposal of this chemical.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>The subteam worked in a  BSL-1 laboratory which met practices, safety equipment, and facility  requirements for this biosafety level.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Students were supervised at  all times in the lab by a faculty advisor with microbiology experience and  considerable laboratory safety training. In addition, a molecular biologist and  laboratory manager at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and a laboratory  manager at Fralin Biotechnology Center provided safety counseling.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>All subteam members were  provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – laboratory coats, gloves, and  safety goggles. PPE was used appropriately. Team members were required to wear  appropriate clothing in the lab - no open toed shoes and no clothing above the  knee were permitted.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>No food or beverages were  permitted in the lab.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Biohazard waste was  properly handled and was autoclaved on a regular basis.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Material Safety Data Sheets  (MSDSs) were reviewed before chemicals were used. Chemicals were handled  according to MSDS instructions. A fume hood was used to perform work involving  volatile chemicals.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Hazardous chemical waste  was labeled and stored properly. This waste was picked up by Environmental  Health Safety Services for proper disposal.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Flammables were stored in a  flammables cabinet.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Bunsen burners were turned  off when not in use.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>The laboratory facility was  cleaned daily and kept organized.</li>
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Revision as of 03:55, 26 October 2010

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Virginia United
All students in the Virginia United regional iGEM team received biosafety training at the iGEM boot camp and signed safety contracts.

VT/BSC subteam

  • Students attended Virginia Bioinformatics Institute’s mandatory Student Groups Health & Safety Orientation.
  • Students received ethidium bromide training from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to ensure safe handling and disposal of this chemical.
  • The subteam worked in a BSL-1 laboratory which met practices, safety equipment, and facility requirements for this biosafety level.
  • Students were supervised at all times in the lab by a faculty advisor with microbiology experience and considerable laboratory safety training. In addition, a molecular biologist and laboratory manager at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and a laboratory manager at Fralin Biotechnology Center provided safety counseling.
  • All subteam members were provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – laboratory coats, gloves, and safety goggles. PPE was used appropriately. Team members were required to wear appropriate clothing in the lab - no open toed shoes and no clothing above the knee were permitted.
  • No food or beverages were permitted in the lab.
  • Biohazard waste was properly handled and was autoclaved on a regular basis.
  • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) were reviewed before chemicals were used. Chemicals were handled according to MSDS instructions. A fume hood was used to perform work involving volatile chemicals.
  • Hazardous chemical waste was labeled and stored properly. This waste was picked up by Environmental Health Safety Services for proper disposal.
  • Flammables were stored in a flammables cabinet.
  • Bunsen burners were turned off when not in use.
  • The laboratory facility was cleaned daily and kept organized.

Virginia United
All students in the Virginia United regional iGEM team received biosafety training at the iGEM boot camp and signed safety contracts.

VT/BSC subteam

  • Students attended Virginia Bioinformatics Institute’s mandatory Student Groups Health & Safety Orientation.
  • Students received ethidium bromide training from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to ensure safe handling and disposal of this chemical.
  • The subteam worked in a BSL-1 laboratory which met practices, safety equipment, and facility requirements for this biosafety level.
  • Students were supervised at all times in the lab by a faculty advisor with microbiology experience and considerable laboratory safety training. In addition, a molecular biologist and laboratory manager at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and a laboratory manager at Fralin Biotechnology Center provided safety counseling.
  • All subteam members were provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – laboratory coats, gloves, and safety goggles. PPE was used appropriately. Team members were required to wear appropriate clothing in the lab - no open toed shoes and no clothing above the knee were permitted.
  • No food or beverages were permitted in the lab.
  • Biohazard waste was properly handled and was autoclaved on a regular basis.
  • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) were reviewed before chemicals were used. Chemicals were handled according to MSDS instructions. A fume hood was used to perform work involving volatile chemicals.
  • Hazardous chemical waste was labeled and stored properly. This waste was picked up by Environmental Health Safety Services for proper disposal.
  • Flammables were stored in a flammables cabinet.
  • Bunsen burners were turned off when not in use.
  • The laboratory facility was cleaned daily and kept organized.